Ask Amy: A loving mom wonders why her son is SO single
Should I bring this topic up to him (and how should I phrase it), or should I let our overall good relationship continue the way it is?
– Curious Mother
Dear Curious: You say that if your son “Thomas” is happy and well-adjusted without having a “special someone” in his life, you’d be fine with that.
According to you, he is happy and well-adjusted.
And now it is time for you to be fine with that.
Bugging your son to provide you with grandchildren is obnoxious. It’s also not funny, even though he graciously laughs it off.
The possibilities here are:
He is gay and choosing to keep this from you.
He is dating lots of people (women, men, or both), but not telling you about it because he fears you’ll start advocating for marriage and grandchildren.
He’s asexual and/or not at all interested in partnering up, and is moving through this stage of his life happily on his own.
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